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Goodnight · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Goodnight

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer than half of the adults in Goodnight finished Year 12, reflecting a community where practical skills are more common than university degrees. Only 6.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Goodnight sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.6% ▲ +54.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goodnight — lower than 84% of areas.

Goodnight6.6%
2736, NSW 11.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 42.1% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below both the state and national figures. About 22.8% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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42.1% ▲ +58.3%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Goodnight, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (24%).

Year 12 42.1% Year 10 24.6% Year 9 or below 22.8% Year 11 5.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade and vocational training are common here, with 38.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.6% ▲ +54.1%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Goodnight, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 38.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.7% Bachelor degree 11.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Study areas are heavily linked to the local landscape, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common field of qualification at 35.3%. Engineering and Health follow at 14.7% and 11.8% respectively.

Field of qualification

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In Goodnight, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 43%, followed by Engineering & related (18%) and Health (14%).

Agriculture & environment 35.3% Engineering & related 14.7% Health 11.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 11.8% Management & commerce 8.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Schools in and around Goodnight — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goodnight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11707/goodnight/topic/education